- Who was Midas? a king
- How was he? very greedy, avaricious
- What was his daughter's name? Marigold.
- What did he use to do every day? sit and count all the gold coins in the cellar and he wanted always to hear the jingling sound of the coins.
- Who appeared to him one day in the cellar?
- A fairy
- What boon did he ask from the fairy? whatever Midas touch must turn into gold.
- Did he succeed? yes
- What happened? he went into the garden ,touched the leaves and flowers and all turned into gold.
- What happened on the dining table? water, food and all eatables turned into gold.He could not have anything to eat.
- Who came near him? his daughter.
- What did she do? she hugged her father.
- What happened? She turned into a golden statue.
- Who appeared when he cried? the fairy
- What did the fairy ask?whether Midas was happy.
- what did Midas ask the fairy to do? to take back the boon,
- get back his daughter,something to eat because he was hungry.
- What do you learn from this? Greediness and avarice lead to hell for sure.
- http://www.thefreedictionary.com/avarice
